Compress video
Shrink videos for email, chat apps or social media while keeping them watchable.
Drop a video here
MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, M4V… · up to 100 MB per file
Files are deleted after 2 hours. You can delete them right after downloading.
How to use Compress video in 3 steps
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Upload the video
Drop the video on the page, pick it from your device or Google Drive, or paste a direct link to the file.
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Choose how much to compress
Select High, Balanced (default) or Smallest. For an even lighter file, set Max resolution to 720p or 480p.
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Compress and compare
Press “Compress video”, check the before and after sizes, then download the MP4, save it to Drive or continue to Trim video.
Features
Phone videos often weigh tens of megabytes, more than email or messaging apps allow. Compress video re-encodes the clip at the quality you pick and can lower the resolution for bigger savings. When it finishes, the page shows the size before and after so you know exactly what you saved.
- Three quality levels: High, Balanced and Smallest.
- Optional resolution cap at 1080p, 720p or 480p; smaller videos are left as they are.
- Before and after sizes with the percentage saved.
- MP4 output that plays on phones, computers and social networks.
- Results get a “-nen” suffix, e.g. “trip-nen.mp4”.
Frequently asked questions
Which level should I use for messaging apps?
Balanced is usually small enough while still sharp on a phone. If the file is still too big, set Max resolution to 720p.
Why didn’t my video get much smaller?
Videos that were already heavily compressed, such as downloads from social media, have little left to squeeze. Try Smallest or a lower resolution.
Will compression remove the sound?
No. The audio is kept and encoded as AAC alongside the picture in the MP4 file.
Can I compress a video larger than 100 MB?
Uploads are limited to 100 MB per file. Split a larger video into shorter parts on your device first, then compress each part.